In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof

03 May

In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank. The Company has been offered a fixed rate of 7% p.a with a proviso that should they opt for a floating rate, the interest rate is likely to be linked to the bench mark rate of 60 basis points over the 10 year US T Bill Rate, with interest refixation on a three monthly basis. The expectations of Mumbai Ltd. are that the dollar interest rates will fall, and are inclined to have a flexible mechanisms built into their interest rates. On enquiry they find that they could go for swap arrangement with Chennai India Ltd. who have been offered a floating rate of 120 basis points over 10 year US T Bill Rate, as against a fixed rate of 8.20%. Describe the swap on the assumption that the swap differential is shared between Mumbai Ltd. and Chennai India Ltd. in the proportion of 2: 1.

2. XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen. The company can avail loan at 18% interest per annum compounded quarterly with which it can import the machine. However, there is an offer from Tokyo branch of an India based bank extending credit of 180 days at 2% per annum against opening of an irrevocable letter of credit. Other information: –

Present exchange rate Rs. 100 = 340 yen

180 days forward rate Rs. 100 = 345 yen

Commission charges for letter of credit at 2% per 12 months.

Advise whether the offer from the foreign branch should be accepted?

3. Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market. The following three alternatives are being considered for managing the transaction risk before the order is finalized.

i. Invoice the German firm in Sterling using the current exchange rate to calculate the invoice amount.

ii. Alternative of invoicing the German firm in € and using a forward foreign exchange contract to hedge the transaction risk.

iii. Invoice the German first in € and use sufficient 6 months sterling future contracts (to the nearly whole number) to hedge the transaction risk.

Following data is available:

Spot Rate € 1.1750 – €1.1770/£

6 months forward premium 0.55-0.60 Euro Cents

6 months future contract is currently trading at €1.1760/£

6 months future contract size is £62500

Spot rate and 6 months future rate €1.1785/£

Required:

a. Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

b. In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

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Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

03 May

Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank. The Company has been offered a fixed rate of 7% p.a with a proviso that should they opt for a floating rate, the interest rate is likely to be linked to the bench mark rate of 60 basis points over the 10 year US T Bill Rate, with interest refixation on a three monthly basis. The expectations of Mumbai Ltd. are that the dollar interest rates will fall, and are inclined to have a flexible mechanisms built into their interest rates. On enquiry they find that they could go for swap arrangement with Chennai India Ltd. who have been offered a floating rate of 120 basis points over 10 year US T Bill Rate, as against a fixed rate of 8.20%. Describe the swap on the assumption that the swap differential is shared between Mumbai Ltd. and Chennai India Ltd. in the proportion of 2: 1.

2. XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen. The company can avail loan at 18% interest per annum compounded quarterly with which it can import the machine. However, there is an offer from Tokyo branch of an India based bank extending credit of 180 days at 2% per annum against opening of an irrevocable letter of credit. Other information: –

Present exchange rate Rs. 100 = 340 yen

180 days forward rate Rs. 100 = 345 yen

Commission charges for letter of credit at 2% per 12 months.

Advise whether the offer from the foreign branch should be accepted?

3. Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market. The following three alternatives are being considered for managing the transaction risk before the order is finalized.

i. Invoice the German firm in Sterling using the current exchange rate to calculate the invoice amount.

ii. Alternative of invoicing the German firm in € and using a forward foreign exchange contract to hedge the transaction risk.

iii. Invoice the German first in € and use sufficient 6 months sterling future contracts (to the nearly whole number) to hedge the transaction risk.

Following data is available:

Spot Rate € 1.1750 – €1.1770/£

6 months forward premium 0.55-0.60 Euro Cents

6 months future contract is currently trading at €1.1760/£

6 months future contract size is £62500

Spot rate and 6 months future rate €1.1785/£

Required:

a. Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

b. In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

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Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market.

03 May

Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market. The following three alternatives are being considered for managing the transaction risk before the order is finalized.

i. Invoice the German firm in Sterling using the current exchange rate to calculate the invoice amount.

ii. Alternative of invoicing the German firm in € and using a forward foreign exchange contract to hedge the transaction risk.

iii. Invoice the German first in € and use sufficient 6 months sterling future contracts (to the nearly whole number) to hedge the transaction risk.

Following data is available:

Spot Rate € 1.1750 – €1.1770/£

6 months forward premium 0.55-0.60 Euro Cents

6 months future contract is currently trading at €1.1760/£

6 months future contract size is £62500

Spot rate and 6 months future rate €1.1785/£

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank. The Company has been offered a fixed rate of 7% p.a with a proviso that should they opt for a floating rate, the interest rate is likely to be linked to the bench mark rate of 60 basis points over the 10 year US T Bill Rate, with interest refixation on a three monthly basis. The expectations of Mumbai Ltd. are that the dollar interest rates will fall, and are inclined to have a flexible mechanisms built into their interest rates. On enquiry they find that they could go for swap arrangement with Chennai India Ltd. who have been offered a floating rate of 120 basis points over 10 year US T Bill Rate, as against a fixed rate of 8.20%. Describe the swap on the assumption that the swap differential is shared between Mumbai Ltd. and Chennai India Ltd. in the proportion of 2: 1.

2. XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen. The company can avail loan at 18% interest per annum compounded quarterly with which it can import the machine. However, there is an offer from Tokyo branch of an India based bank extending credit of 180 days at 2% per annum against opening of an irrevocable letter of credit. Other information: –

Present exchange rate Rs. 100 = 340 yen

180 days forward rate Rs. 100 = 345 yen

Commission charges for letter of credit at 2% per 12 months.

Advise whether the offer from the foreign branch should be accepted?

3. Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market. The following three alternatives are being considered for managing the transaction risk before the order is finalized.

i. Invoice the German firm in Sterling using the current exchange rate to calculate the invoice amount.

ii. Alternative of invoicing the German firm in € and using a forward foreign exchange contract to hedge the transaction risk.

iii. Invoice the German first in € and use sufficient 6 months sterling future contracts (to the nearly whole number) to hedge the transaction risk.

Following data is available:

Spot Rate € 1.1750 – €1.1770/£

6 months forward premium 0.55-0.60 Euro Cents

6 months future contract is currently trading at €1.1760/£

6 months future contract size is £62500

Spot rate and 6 months future rate €1.1785/£

Required:

a. Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

b. In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

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International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management – XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen.

03 May

XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen. The company can avail loan at 18% interest per annum compounded quarterly with which it can import the machine. However, there is an offer from Tokyo branch of an India based bank extending credit of 180 days at 2% per annum against opening of an irrevocable letter of credit. Other information: –

Present exchange rate Rs. 100 = 340 yen

180 days forward rate Rs. 100 = 345 yen

Commission charges for letter of credit at 2% per 12 months.

Advise whether the offer from the foreign branch should be accepted?

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank. The Company has been offered a fixed rate of 7% p.a with a proviso that should they opt for a floating rate, the interest rate is likely to be linked to the bench mark rate of 60 basis points over the 10 year US T Bill Rate, with interest refixation on a three monthly basis. The expectations of Mumbai Ltd. are that the dollar interest rates will fall, and are inclined to have a flexible mechanisms built into their interest rates. On enquiry they find that they could go for swap arrangement with Chennai India Ltd. who have been offered a floating rate of 120 basis points over 10 year US T Bill Rate, as against a fixed rate of 8.20%. Describe the swap on the assumption that the swap differential is shared between Mumbai Ltd. and Chennai India Ltd. in the proportion of 2: 1.

2. XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen. The company can avail loan at 18% interest per annum compounded quarterly with which it can import the machine. However, there is an offer from Tokyo branch of an India based bank extending credit of 180 days at 2% per annum against opening of an irrevocable letter of credit. Other information: –

Present exchange rate Rs. 100 = 340 yen

180 days forward rate Rs. 100 = 345 yen

Commission charges for letter of credit at 2% per 12 months.

Advise whether the offer from the foreign branch should be accepted?

3. Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market. The following three alternatives are being considered for managing the transaction risk before the order is finalized.

i. Invoice the German firm in Sterling using the current exchange rate to calculate the invoice amount.

ii. Alternative of invoicing the German firm in € and using a forward foreign exchange contract to hedge the transaction risk.

iii. Invoice the German first in € and use sufficient 6 months sterling future contracts (to the nearly whole number) to hedge the transaction risk.

Following data is available:

Spot Rate € 1.1750 – €1.1770/£

6 months forward premium 0.55-0.60 Euro Cents

6 months future contract is currently trading at €1.1760/£

6 months future contract size is £62500

Spot rate and 6 months future rate €1.1785/£

Required:

a. Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

b. In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

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International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management – Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank.

03 May

Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank. The Company has been offered a fixed rate of 7% p.a with a proviso that should they opt for a floating rate, the interest rate is likely to be linked to the bench mark rate of 60 basis points over the 10 year US T Bill Rate, with interest refixation on a three monthly basis. The expectations of Mumbai Ltd. are that the dollar interest rates will fall, and are inclined to have a flexible mechanisms built into their interest rates. On enquiry they find that they could go for swap arrangement with Chennai India Ltd. who have been offered a floating rate of 120 basis points over 10 year US T Bill Rate, as against a fixed rate of 8.20%. Describe the swap on the assumption that the swap differential is shared between Mumbai Ltd. and Chennai India Ltd. in the proportion of 2: 1.

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. Mumbai Ltd. is an Indian company, they are in process of raising a US dollar loan and are negotiating rates with City Bank. The Company has been offered a fixed rate of 7% p.a with a proviso that should they opt for a floating rate, the interest rate is likely to be linked to the bench mark rate of 60 basis points over the 10 year US T Bill Rate, with interest refixation on a three monthly basis. The expectations of Mumbai Ltd. are that the dollar interest rates will fall, and are inclined to have a flexible mechanisms built into their interest rates. On enquiry they find that they could go for swap arrangement with Chennai India Ltd. who have been offered a floating rate of 120 basis points over 10 year US T Bill Rate, as against a fixed rate of 8.20%. Describe the swap on the assumption that the swap differential is shared between Mumbai Ltd. and Chennai India Ltd. in the proportion of 2: 1.

2. XYZ Ltd. Is planning to import a multi-purpose machine from Japan at a cost of 3400 lakhs yen. The company can avail loan at 18% interest per annum compounded quarterly with which it can import the machine. However, there is an offer from Tokyo branch of an India based bank extending credit of 180 days at 2% per annum against opening of an irrevocable letter of credit. Other information: –

Present exchange rate Rs. 100 = 340 yen

180 days forward rate Rs. 100 = 345 yen

Commission charges for letter of credit at 2% per 12 months.

Advise whether the offer from the foreign branch should be accepted?

3. Nitrogen Ltd, a UK company is in the process of negotiating an order amounting to €4 million with a large German retailer on 6 months credit. If successful, this will be the first time that Nitrogen Ltd has exported goods into the highly competitive German market. The following three alternatives are being considered for managing the transaction risk before the order is finalized.

i. Invoice the German firm in Sterling using the current exchange rate to calculate the invoice amount.

ii. Alternative of invoicing the German firm in € and using a forward foreign exchange contract to hedge the transaction risk.

iii. Invoice the German first in € and use sufficient 6 months sterling future contracts (to the nearly whole number) to hedge the transaction risk.

Following data is available:

Spot Rate € 1.1750 – €1.1770/£

6 months forward premium 0.55-0.60 Euro Cents

6 months future contract is currently trading at €1.1760/£

6 months future contract size is £62500

Spot rate and 6 months future rate €1.1785/£

Required:

a. Calculate to the nearest £ the receipt for Nitrogen Ltd, under each of the three proposals.

b. In your opinion, which alternative would you consider to be the most appropriate and the reason thereof.

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International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management June 2018 Assignment

04 Apr

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. Many Indian Companies are not listed in US stock market because the procedure of listing is not easy, what are the other ways to raise capital in USD? Explain their types in details.

2. Foreign exchange exposure is said to exist for a business or a firm when the value of its future cash flows is dependent on the value of foreign currency / currencies. If a British firm sells products to a US Firm, cash inflow of British firm is exposed to foreign exchange and in a case of the US based firm cash outflow is exposed to foreign exchange. What are the different types of exposure in foreign Exchange transaction? How to reduce it? (10 Marks) 3. Punjab National Bank on Monday detected fraudulent transactions worth Rs 11,300 crore at its Brady House branch in Mumbai. The PNB in its cautionary note to other public and private sector banks said that the suspected fraud was carried out by the perpetrators in collusion with the staff. It went on to explain the modus operandi of the scam and said: “It was found through SWIFT trail that one junior level branch official unauthorisedly and fraudulently issued Letters of Undertaking (LoU) on behalf of some companies belonging to Nirav Modi Group for availing buyers’ credit from overseas branches of Indian Banks.” It further said that none of the transactions were routed through the Core Banking Solution or CBS system, thus avoiding early detection of fraudulent activity. a. What is the CBS that the bank official bypassed to issue fake LoU by using SWIFT?

b. What was the role of Punjab National Bank‘s Officials in this fraud? How they use NOSTRO account of Punjab national Bank?

How Bank earns money in Forex transactions? What will be the impact on income due to GST? How they can increase their income even after GST?

23 Sep

International Banking and Foreign Exchange Management

1. RBI allows 100% FDI in regulated financial services in October 2016. What are the impacts of this move on Indian economy? Will it help for financial inclusion?

2. Mr. Mahesh Singh is an Indian presently working in Canada, his parents are staying in Delhi he want to transfer Rs.25,000 per month to his parents regularly. Suggest him various way to do so. What are the different types of Bank Account he can open in Indian Bank located in India? Explain in detail.

3. MUMBAI, MAY 19: Consumers of financial services such as banking and insurance are unlikely to be affected despite the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council fixing the GST rate higher at 18 per cent. Some tax experts believe that the input credits that service providers will get under GST will be passed on to consumers, thereby offsetting the higher GST rate. Currently, financial services are taxed at 15 per cent. S Ravi, Practising Chartered Accountant, said, “Though the GST is pegged at 18 per cent, financial service providers will get the benefit of input credits. In service tax. the input credits are limited. So, under the GST regime, there will be an element of balancing that will happen and the end consumer will not be impacted.”Input (tax) credit allows a service provider to lower the tax its owes the government by allowing it to claim a credit on what it has paid on inputs. The impact of GST will be neutral in the short-run, Ravi said, adding that in the medium to long run, it will be beneficial to entities in the financial services sector as well as their customers. Bank of Baroda Executive Director Mayank Mehta said, “We floated an RFP (request for proposal) to engage a consultant to help us (with GST implementation). I don’t think it (GST) will have any impact on the customer…”

More for forex conversion

Sachin Menon, National Head, Indirect Tax, KPMG in India said NRIs may end up paying more on foreign exchange conversion.“The maximum GST charges on conversion of foreign currency have gone up from ₹7,000 to ₹60,000. This can hurt NRIs, especially those working in Gulf countries, who earns low wages and make remittances to their families,” he said. Banks are also up against challenges such as multiple registrations and multiple transactions across States, dealing with transaction-wise invoice, and issues relating to valuation on services from certain centralised services like IT and call centres. But a majority of the financial services players said the negative impact would only be in the short term.

Mohit Sahney, Founder at Finova Capital, said, “Since financial services form the backbone of growth in the economy, the government should have kept it at the previous rate of 15 per cent. However, given the fact that GST is going to boost the entire economy, the slightly increased cost will nullify in the medium to long run.” Rishi Gupta, MD & CEO, Fino Paytech, a payments company and a future payments bank, said there will be increase in compliance requirements at bank branches. “This is a challenge that banks need to gear up to, including the impact on cost of services to the customers,” he added.

SOURCE: Business Line

A. What are the challenges for the Banking Industry due to GST?

B. How Bank earns money in Forex transactions? What will be the impact on income due to GST? How they can increase their income even after GST?

What are the challenges for the Banking Industry due to GST

23 Sep

International Banking and Foreign Exchange Management

1. RBI allows 100% FDI in regulated financial services in October 2016. What are the impacts of this move on Indian economy? Will it help for financial inclusion?

2. Mr. Mahesh Singh is an Indian presently working in Canada, his parents are staying in Delhi he want to transfer Rs.25,000 per month to his parents regularly. Suggest him various way to do so. What are the different types of Bank Account he can open in Indian Bank located in India? Explain in detail.

3. MUMBAI, MAY 19: Consumers of financial services such as banking and insurance are unlikely to be affected despite the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council fixing the GST rate higher at 18 per cent. Some tax experts believe that the input credits that service providers will get under GST will be passed on to consumers, thereby offsetting the higher GST rate. Currently, financial services are taxed at 15 per cent. S Ravi, Practising Chartered Accountant, said, “Though the GST is pegged at 18 per cent, financial service providers will get the benefit of input credits. In service tax. the input credits are limited. So, under the GST regime, there will be an element of balancing that will happen and the end consumer will not be impacted.”Input (tax) credit allows a service provider to lower the tax its owes the government by allowing it to claim a credit on what it has paid on inputs. The impact of GST will be neutral in the short-run, Ravi said, adding that in the medium to long run, it will be beneficial to entities in the financial services sector as well as their customers. Bank of Baroda Executive Director Mayank Mehta said, “We floated an RFP (request for proposal) to engage a consultant to help us (with GST implementation). I don’t think it (GST) will have any impact on the customer…”

More for forex conversion

Sachin Menon, National Head, Indirect Tax, KPMG in India said NRIs may end up paying more on foreign exchange conversion.“The maximum GST charges on conversion of foreign currency have gone up from ₹7,000 to ₹60,000. This can hurt NRIs, especially those working in Gulf countries, who earns low wages and make remittances to their families,” he said. Banks are also up against challenges such as multiple registrations and multiple transactions across States, dealing with transaction-wise invoice, and issues relating to valuation on services from certain centralised services like IT and call centres. But a majority of the financial services players said the negative impact would only be in the short term.

Mohit Sahney, Founder at Finova Capital, said, “Since financial services form the backbone of growth in the economy, the government should have kept it at the previous rate of 15 per cent. However, given the fact that GST is going to boost the entire economy, the slightly increased cost will nullify in the medium to long run.” Rishi Gupta, MD & CEO, Fino Paytech, a payments company and a future payments bank, said there will be increase in compliance requirements at bank branches. “This is a challenge that banks need to gear up to, including the impact on cost of services to the customers,” he added.

SOURCE: Business Line

A. What are the challenges for the Banking Industry due to GST?

B. How Bank earns money in Forex transactions? What will be the impact on income due to GST? How they can increase their income even after GST?

MUMBAI, MAY 19: Consumers of financial services such as banking and insurance

23 Sep

International Banking and Foreign Exchange Management

1. RBI allows 100% FDI in regulated financial services in October 2016. What are the impacts of this move on Indian economy? Will it help for financial inclusion?

2. Mr. Mahesh Singh is an Indian presently working in Canada, his parents are staying in Delhi he want to transfer Rs.25,000 per month to his parents regularly. Suggest him various way to do so. What are the different types of Bank Account he can open in Indian Bank located in India? Explain in detail.

3. MUMBAI, MAY 19: Consumers of financial services such as banking and insurance are unlikely to be affected despite the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council fixing the GST rate higher at 18 per cent. Some tax experts believe that the input credits that service providers will get under GST will be passed on to consumers, thereby offsetting the higher GST rate. Currently, financial services are taxed at 15 per cent. S Ravi, Practising Chartered Accountant, said, “Though the GST is pegged at 18 per cent, financial service providers will get the benefit of input credits. In service tax. the input credits are limited. So, under the GST regime, there will be an element of balancing that will happen and the end consumer will not be impacted.”Input (tax) credit allows a service provider to lower the tax its owes the government by allowing it to claim a credit on what it has paid on inputs. The impact of GST will be neutral in the short-run, Ravi said, adding that in the medium to long run, it will be beneficial to entities in the financial services sector as well as their customers. Bank of Baroda Executive Director Mayank Mehta said, “We floated an RFP (request for proposal) to engage a consultant to help us (with GST implementation). I don’t think it (GST) will have any impact on the customer…”

More for forex conversion

Sachin Menon, National Head, Indirect Tax, KPMG in India said NRIs may end up paying more on foreign exchange conversion.“The maximum GST charges on conversion of foreign currency have gone up from ₹7,000 to ₹60,000. This can hurt NRIs, especially those working in Gulf countries, who earns low wages and make remittances to their families,” he said. Banks are also up against challenges such as multiple registrations and multiple transactions across States, dealing with transaction-wise invoice, and issues relating to valuation on services from certain centralised services like IT and call centres. But a majority of the financial services players said the negative impact would only be in the short term.

Mohit Sahney, Founder at Finova Capital, said, “Since financial services form the backbone of growth in the economy, the government should have kept it at the previous rate of 15 per cent. However, given the fact that GST is going to boost the entire economy, the slightly increased cost will nullify in the medium to long run.” Rishi Gupta, MD & CEO, Fino Paytech, a payments company and a future payments bank, said there will be increase in compliance requirements at bank branches. “This is a challenge that banks need to gear up to, including the impact on cost of services to the customers,” he added.

SOURCE: Business Line

A. What are the challenges for the Banking Industry due to GST?

B. How Bank earns money in Forex transactions? What will be the impact on income due to GST? How they can increase their income even after GST?

Mr. Mahesh Singh is an Indian presently working in Canada

23 Sep

International Banking and Foreign Exchange Management

1. RBI allows 100% FDI in regulated financial services in October 2016. What are the impacts of this move on Indian economy? Will it help for financial inclusion?

2. Mr. Mahesh Singh is an Indian presently working in Canada, his parents are staying in Delhi he want to transfer Rs.25,000 per month to his parents regularly. Suggest him various way to do so. What are the different types of Bank Account he can open in Indian Bank located in India? Explain in detail.

3. MUMBAI, MAY 19: Consumers of financial services such as banking and insurance are unlikely to be affected despite the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council fixing the GST rate higher at 18 per cent. Some tax experts believe that the input credits that service providers will get under GST will be passed on to consumers, thereby offsetting the higher GST rate. Currently, financial services are taxed at 15 per cent. S Ravi, Practising Chartered Accountant, said, “Though the GST is pegged at 18 per cent, financial service providers will get the benefit of input credits. In service tax. the input credits are limited. So, under the GST regime, there will be an element of balancing that will happen and the end consumer will not be impacted.”Input (tax) credit allows a service provider to lower the tax its owes the government by allowing it to claim a credit on what it has paid on inputs. The impact of GST will be neutral in the short-run, Ravi said, adding that in the medium to long run, it will be beneficial to entities in the financial services sector as well as their customers. Bank of Baroda Executive Director Mayank Mehta said, “We floated an RFP (request for proposal) to engage a consultant to help us (with GST implementation). I don’t think it (GST) will have any impact on the customer…”

More for forex conversion

Sachin Menon, National Head, Indirect Tax, KPMG in India said NRIs may end up paying more on foreign exchange conversion.“The maximum GST charges on conversion of foreign currency have gone up from ₹7,000 to ₹60,000. This can hurt NRIs, especially those working in Gulf countries, who earns low wages and make remittances to their families,” he said. Banks are also up against challenges such as multiple registrations and multiple transactions across States, dealing with transaction-wise invoice, and issues relating to valuation on services from certain centralised services like IT and call centres. But a majority of the financial services players said the negative impact would only be in the short term.

Mohit Sahney, Founder at Finova Capital, said, “Since financial services form the backbone of growth in the economy, the government should have kept it at the previous rate of 15 per cent. However, given the fact that GST is going to boost the entire economy, the slightly increased cost will nullify in the medium to long run.” Rishi Gupta, MD & CEO, Fino Paytech, a payments company and a future payments bank, said there will be increase in compliance requirements at bank branches. “This is a challenge that banks need to gear up to, including the impact on cost of services to the customers,” he added.

SOURCE: Business Line

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